Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun daphne

2 senses of daphne

Sense 1
daphne -- (any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers)
       => shrub, bush -- (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 2
Daphne -- ((Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo)
       => nymph -- ((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water")